Great Smokies Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries

by Michael R. Bradley

Is it possible that the woman who raised Abraham Lincoln was actually his half-sister, and that the man he knew as his grandfather had conducted a scandalous affair with a servant girl? Was Nancy Dude really a murderous witch, or the victim of relentless calamities that would stretch anyone beyond the bounds of sanity? Should Horace Kephart be considered a hero for his work to protect the area of the Great Smokies, where a moutain was named in his honor, or a drunken scoundrel who uprooted families from the homes and farms they’d had for generations?

From Sam Houston’s childhood among the Cherokee to the mysterious “road to nowhere”, Great SmokiesMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national park’s most fascinating and compelling stories.

208 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2020

Reviews

[Laura]

Not a single myth and only a few legends.

Good for an overview of the Smokies. Not super great for academic research. But I’ve added a few things to my ‘must-see’ list in the fall.

[Caroline]

Loved this book. It contained several of my ancestors that lived in Cades Cove.

[NonFiction 24/7]

If your into myths and legends probably a great book but I was hopeing to get more about the Smokies. So stories I just didn't care to read much about.

[Sarah]

I like this book. I love how it explains stuff that I never knew about the mountains I live in my whole life. Yeah, it may be more Legends than Myths, but I'm glad I got to read it

[Sandra Burns]

Good read, and some photos.

As the title states, these are the myths and legends of The Great Smokies Mountains. Really interesting. I have been there many times. To the Cherokee museum, and on the Skyline Dr.